By Christopher Bidwell By 2024, the FAA predicts that the U.S. commercial aviation industry will transport over 1 billion passengers annually. With increasing passenger and cargo volumes and limited resources in the US, Canada and internationally, a risk-based aviation security system just makes sense. TSA has developed and implemented a risk-based known traveler program, PreCheck, [...]
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One-Size-Fits-All Must Give Way to Risk-Based Security
Posted by webmaster on September 11, 2012
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/09/11/one-size-fits-all-must-give-way-to-risk-based-security/
Obama’s Travel and Tourism Initiatives Follow ACI-NA’s Requests
By Channon Hanna On Thursday, President Obama travelled to Walt Disney World in Orlando to announce new initiatives to increase travel and tourism to the United States. Among the initiatives announced were visa reform, Global Entry expansion and promotion, and the expansion of the visa waiver program— all of which are key reforms that ACI-NA [...]
Posted by Tom Smith on January 20, 2012
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/01/20/obama%e2%80%99s-travel-and-tourism-initiatives-follow-aci-nas-requests/
Living in Limbo Land
By Jane Calderwood “I’m waiting for courage Cause I’m stuck Limbo limbo limbo Cause I’m stuck in limbo limbo And I ain’t trying to be stuck no more!” (JoJo “Limbo“) It is time once again for a lesson in Washington math: 22 extensions + 14 day FAA Shutdown + 9 years since the last FAA [...]
Posted by Tom Smith on January 10, 2012
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/01/10/living-in-limbo-land/
Attendees Told Aging EDS Devices Will Need to be Replaced in 2013
By Christopher Bidwell This afternoon at the ACI-NA Annual Conference airport representatives and attendees heard a presentation and had an opportunity to engage in a dialogue on the latest TSA security technology initiatives from Robin Kane, Assistant Administrator of the Office of Security Capabilities. As part of a recently announced re-alignment at TSA, the Office [...]
Posted by Tom Smith on October 17, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/10/17/attendees-told-aging-eds-devices-will-need-to-be-replaced-in-2013/
Lawyers Get a Briefing on Airport Security Issues
By Monica Hargrove Airport Security—at the checkpoint as well as at the border—Are there cameras at your security checkpoint? What concerns do they raise? Are there cameras at other places at your airport? What are the privacy concerns? What are the notice requirements? What issues do airport lawyers need to be prepared to address? Our [...]
Posted by Tom Smith on October 15, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/10/15/lawyers-get-a-briefing-on-airport-security-issues/